AOPA Live!
Join us at the center stage in the exhibit hall for these entertaining programs. Please note that all times listed are in Eastern Time.
| Thursday, November 5 | ||
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| 9 a.m.-9:45a.m. | One Voice What makes general aviation such a vital part of the nation’s economic and transportation infrastructure? Find out from the leaders of top aviation organizations representing pilots, aircraft owners, women, manufacturers, businesses, FBOs, and others. These leaders will join AOPA President Craig Fuller for a frank discussion of the issues that affect the future of general aviation. |
MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speakers: Ed Bolen, NBAA; Pete Bunce, GAMA; Peggy Chabrian, WAI; Jim Coyne, NATA; Paula Derks, AEA; Tom Poberezney, EAA |
| 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Sweepstakes Unveiling for 2010 | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President |
| 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | GA Serves America: Protecting Our Future | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speaker: Jay LaFoy |
| 12 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | General Aviation Serves America Rally General aviation is facing one of the greatest sets of challenges in its 100-year history, including a budget proposal for costly new user fees, efforts to dramatically increase the cost of flying, and urban pressures on small airports. The future of general aviation needs you! Join AOPA and Master of Ceremonies Jim Coyne (president, NATA) for the first General Aviation Serves America (GASA) Rally being held at the center of the Exhibit Hall around the AOPA Live Center Stage. The rally will be an exciting event celebrating the GA Serves America campaign. This good ol’ fashioned political-style rally will be a hand-clapping, foot-stomping good time, featuring patriotic music, refreshments, stirring speeches on protecting aviation, AOPA President Craig Fuller, and a video appearance by national GA Serves America spokesman Harrison Ford. The AOPA Aviation Summit is where aviation meets. Be a part of the future. |
MC: Jim Coyne, president of the National Air Transportation Association Speakers: Craig Fuller, AOPA President, and Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Governor and 40-year AOPA member |
| 1 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | Mach 3 in a SR-71 | MC: Dave Hirschman, AOPA Senior Editor Speaker: Brian Shul |
| 1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m. | Meet EAA’s Tom Poberezny | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speaker: Tom Poberezny |
| 2 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | Alternative Fuels | MC: Dave Hirschman, AOPA Senior Editor Speaker: Jon Ziulkowski |
| 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. | Flight Plan for the Future With the FAA Administrator | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speaker: Randy Babbitt |
| 3 p.m.-3:15 p.m. | Looking Ahead With Cessna’s Jack Pelton | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speaker: Jack Pelton |
| 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | AOPA Health Pavilion—Fly Well | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President and Jonathan Sackier Speakers: Montel Williams, Mike Torchia, John Oates, and Tom Connaughton |
| 4 p.m.-4:15 p.m. | Meet Patty Wagstaff | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speaker: Patty Wagstaff |
| 4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. | Savings, Safety, and Efficiency With Flight Sims | MC: Ian Twombly, AOPA Associate Editor Speakers: Lance Nuckolls, Randy Gawenda, and Nikolas “Dan” Macchiarella |
| 5 p.m.-5:15 p.m. | Cutting Edge Training | MC: Chris O’Callaghan, AOPA Vice President of ePublishing Speaker: Kert Thielen |
| Friday, November 6 | ||
| 9a.m.-9:45a.m. | Trends in Aviation: Defining NexGen Find out more about NextGen and how it will impact your flying. AOPA President Craig Fuller will be joined by a panel of experts including RTCA’s Margaret Jenny to talk about what NextGen means to you. |
MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speaker: Margaret Jenny, RTCA |
| 9:50a.m.-10:30a.m. | Flying the Future AOPA Editor in Chief Tom Haines leads a panel discussion on what’s coming to GA cockpits today and in the future. With Bill Stone of Garmin, Tim Taylor of FreeFlight Systems, and David Vos of Rockwell Collins, Haines looks at synthetic vision and enhanced vision, ADS-B, and advanced flight control systems. |
MC: Tom Haines, AOPA Senior Vice President of Publications Speakers: Bill Stone, Garmin; Tim Taylor, Free Flight Systems; David Vos, Rockwell Collins |
| 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Meet the TSA Assistant Administrator | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speakers: John Sammon and Brian Delauter |
| 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | The Future of Powerplants | MC: Tom Haines, AOPA Senior Vice President of Publications Speakers: Peter Maurer and Michael Kraft |
| 1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m. | 30,000 Hours at Less Than 100 Feet | MC: Dave Hirschman, AOPA Senior Editor Speaker: Dennie Stokes |
| 2 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | Strategies for Better Glass Cockpit Flying | MC: Ian Twombly, AOPA Associate Editor Speaker: Max Trescott |
| 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. | ICON-oclast | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speaker: Kirk Hawkins |
| 3 p.m.-3:15 p.m. | Flight Simulation in Motion | MC: Ian Twombly, AOPA Associate Editor Speakers: Jerry Gregoire and Don Dymer |
| 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | Fly Well, Living Well With Montel Williams | MC: Jonathan Sackier Speaker: Montel Williams |
| 4 p.m.-4:15 p.m. | Flight without Boundaries | MC: Julie Summers Walker, AOPA Managing Editor Speaker: Jessica Cox |
| Saturday, November 7 | ||
| 9a.m.-10a.m. | President’s Town Hall AOPA President Craig Fuller hosts a “Town Hall” style get-together, where your questions will set the agenda. Whether you want to talk about NextGen or user fees, growing the pilot population or GA Serves America, Fuller will be ready to answer all your questions in this interactive session. |
MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speakers: Tom Haines, AOPA Editor in Chief; Jerry Costello, Chairman, House of Representatives Aviation Subcommittee; Jessica Cox, International Motivational Speaker |
| 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | General Aviation in Florida | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President Speaker: Mike Fasano |
| 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | Fly Well, Be Fit | MC: Jonathan Sackier Speaker: Mike Torchia |
| 12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | On the Horizon—the Future of Medical Certification | MC: Craig Fuller, AOPA President, and Jonathan Sackier Speakers: Dr. Fred Tilton and Gary Crump |
| 1 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | A Look Ahead With NTSB | MC: Bruce Landsberg, AOPA Air Safety Foundation President Speaker: Jeff Guzzetti |
| 1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m. | AOPA Aviation Summit Adventure | MC: Karen Gebhart, AOPA Executive Vice President of Communications Speakers: Winners of Summit Promotion |
| 2 p.m.-2:15 p.m. | Working Together to Prevent Runway Incursions | MC: Bruce Landsberg, AOPA Air Safety Foundation President Speakers: Wes Timmons and Jason Blair |
| 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. | Summit Final Approach | Speaker: Craig Fuller, AOPA President |
Attend Summit Meetups
The AOPA Summit Meetups area is a space where clubs, organizations, and businesses can conduct presentations to an audience of in-person and online attendees. Visit booth 1045 to attend meetups in-person, or visit the AOPA Live Web page to attend meetups online. Be sure to check out the schedule, which is posted on the Meetups tab of the AOPA Live Web page.
| Thursday, November 5 | ||
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| 2:30 p.m. | SAFE The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) is a member-centric organization open to all aviation educators. SAFE seeks to create a safer aviation environment through enhanced education, and the promotion of aviation education as a viable career choice. The organization offers numerous member benefits including a premier insurance policy, as well as discounts for products from over 20 different corporate partners. Join Doug Stewart and other members of SAFE as they share the organization's vision and goals | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Meet Patty Wagstaff Meet Patty Wagstaff, the first woman to hold the title of U.S. National Aerobatic Champion. Wagstaff earned a spot on the U.S. Aerobatic Team in 1985, just five years after receiving her pilot certificate. She was awarded the 'First Lady of Aerobatics' Betty Skelton Award numerous times, and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. This is your opportunity to meet a woman who has wowed millions at air shows word-wide. | |
| Friday, November 6 | ||
| 10:30 a.m. | Meet Walt Fricke Join Veteran's Airlift Command volunteer pilots in a meet and greet with VAC AirBoss Walt Fricke. During Summit, Fricke will receive one of AOPA's most prestigious awards—the Laurence P. Sharples Perpetual Award—for recognition of his achievements. The award will be presented during the noon luncheon at the Marriott Grand Ballroom. | |
| 11:30a.m. | AOPA Airports for Blackberry and Windows Mobile Hilton Software will demonstrate and discuss AOPA Airports for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry. AOPA Airports is AOPA's new mobile solution for its AOPA Airport Directory. All are welcome to learn more about AOPA Airports, see what's new, and get help with installation and use of this new AOPA benefit. | |
| 12:30 p.m. | WingX User Group Hilton Software will discuss WingX for Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and iPhone. The new WingX for iPhone with GPS-enabled, terrain-aware Moving Map will be demonstrated. Founder and CEO of Hilton Software, Dr. Hilton Goldstein, will present the current version of WingX, plus new features to be released in November. Come along to see the latest in Hilton Software's mobile technology?Moving Map for iPhone. | |
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ForeFlight User Group Current and prospective iPhone, iPod touch, and Google Android mobile device users can get introduction to ForeFlight mobile applications. ForeFlight will also talk briefly about trends driving technology change in the mobile device space and what the change means for pilots. Come meet and greet the ForeFlight team, exchange ideas, and learn helpful tips and tricks. | |
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AOPA Airport for iPhone and iPod Touch ForeFlight will present an introduction to AOPA Airports for iPhone and iPod touch. Current and prospective AOPA Airports users can get a brief overview of the popular application as well as the trends driving technology change in the mobile device space and what that means for pilots. Come meet and greet the ForeFlight team, exchange ideas, and learn helpful tips and tricks. | |
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4:00 p.m. |
Meet the Producer and Director of A Pilot's Story If you missed their appearance at the Friday "GA at the Movies" luncheon, or if you're interested in hearing more, come meet Will and Rico from Wilco Films. They'll show a trailer from their in-development, feature-length documentary film, "A Pilot's Story," and take questions from the audience. Don't miss this behind-the-scenes look at an original and inspirational aviation film! | |
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4:30 p.m. |
MzeroA.com Flight Training Information Jason Schappert was named Top Collegiate Flight Instructor at NIFA 2008. He is the author of MzeroA.com, a Web site offering text, video and audio lessons to help student pilots excel. Additionally, Schappert is a full-time flight instructor and a volunteer blogger for AOPA's Let's Go Flying Web site. Join Schappert as he answers questions and discusses challenges related to learning to fly. | |
| Saturday, November 7 | ||
| 10:30 a.m. | Making Aviation More Social myTransponder.com is a social utility that helps pilots connect with the aviation community. Join in a conversation with some of the industry leading folks who are using social media to support aviation today. | |
| 11:30 a.m. | AOPA Online Weather Get an in-depth view of the new platform AOPA has developed for presenting weather using the latest technology and sources to enhance the flight planning experience. Senior Developer and technical lead for the project Benjamin Roberts will give a first-hand tour and talk about what else is in the works. He will wrap up with a question and answer session, so bring your ideas and questions. | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Student Pilots Come and meet up with other students to discuss all things learning to fly. It will be an informal setting where you'll have the chance to meet Rod Machado and FAA CFI of the Year Arylnn McMahon. All student pilots and wannabe student pilots are invited to stop by for advice, some hangar flying, and a lot of fun. | |
| 1:30 p.m. | AIFP 2.0 Get a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming version of the AOPA Internet Flight Planner (AIFP), direct from AOPA's development team. Senior Developer and technical lead for the project Benjamin Roberts and interface design consultant Craig Jester will provide a quick overview of the development process, followed by a tour of prototypes and alpha versions that preview tomorrow's features. A question and answer session will conclude the session. Ideas, suggestions and questions welcome. | |
| 3:30 p.m.. | Flying Physicians Association Learn about the Flying Physicians Association. Since 1955, the Flying Physicians Association has worked toward the promotion of safety, education, and human interest projects relating to medicine and aviation. During the presentation, Dr. John Hall and other members of the association will share personal stories and discuss the positive impact the association has had on their lives. | |
